(Note: I realize that the capitalized titles may be annoying, but since Twitter doesn't allow italics or underlining, most people indicate titles through caps or by enclosing it with asterisks - but asterisks eat up 2 of your allotted characters. #TwitterLogic)

These are just a few of the many #StoryGirls that contemporary children's literature
and young adult fiction have to offer beyond the classics. Although the idea for this hashtag came from L.M. Montgomery's The Story Girl, I am so glad that today's kids have so many different visions (and versions!) of girlhood to choose from.

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About Me

Hi! I'm Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, an assistant professor at Penn GSE who loves children's and YA literature, media, and culture. (I'm also a former classroom teacher, a current fangirl, and will always be a dreamer.)

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